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July 18
- The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
- Police confirm that their much-publicised investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury set is closed, the band have no case to answer, and no further action will be taken
- If you haven't seen the best new band in the world live yet, you really, really, really should
- "With Grizzly, Slaughter To Prevail might complete the Mount Rushmore of great deathcore escapologists." Alex Terrible's mob stake a claim on the best deathcore album of 2025
- Ghost will perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next week
- "The one thing that stuck in this witness's mind when he shot someone at point blank range was that he was quoting one of our lyrics." How a thrash classic from Metallica's Kill 'Em All album got linked to a brutal murder in Texas in the 1980s
- "In a world where we can’t have System Of A Down, this will more than do nicely." Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway make a brilliant, bonkers comeback with Addicted To The Violence
- “Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos." The Last Dinner Party announce second album From The Pyre, share dark, dramatic new single This Is The Killer Speaking
- Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza is coming out in cinemas
- "You've been a rainbow in my life, and this song has a rainbow in it": Watch John Fogerty play Have You Ever Seen The Rain? at intimate London show
- Yungblud’s career-affirming cover of Black Sabbath’s Changes from Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show is now available to stream
- Masked metal enigmas President announce six-track debut EP, release new single Rage
- Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty on recriminations, revivals and reunions: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- "A band reaching out to the listeners they know are already there": Bush toy with invention but ultimately lack ambition on I Beat Loneliness
- “We were working on Oranges And Lemons. I was putting on a bass part. You don’t want Chris Squire walking in, do you?” XTC’s Colin Moulding on meeting his hero, declining to join Pink Floyd, and working on Billy Sherwood’s Dark Side tribute
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are teasing something cryptic together and fans are getting very excited
- Black Sabbath had no idea they were being "ripped off" in the 1970s until prog legends Gentle Giant exposed the truth
July 17
- Listen to the first Nine Inch Nails single in five years, As Alive As You Need Me To Be, from the soundtrack to Tron: Ares
- “Hardcore innovators, soulful rockers and, frankly, the best band in the world you’re not listening to”: Every Thrice album ranked from worst to best
- “I’m quite allergic to people who talk too much!" How John Mitchell brought Lonely Robot back down to earth with Feelings Are Good
- “Social media was aroused, then curious, then hooked on the rest of Sleep Token’s material”: How The Summoning turned a faceless cult into metal’s most surprising breakout band
- "It’s an utterly visceral display of raw catharsis." The bands that defined 2000Trees festival 2025
- Bruce Springsteen’s latest world tour sold 4.9 million tickets and grossed $730 million, more than double the takings of any previous tour in his career
- "He was being very naughty under the piano with a woman at the same time he was singing": The epic story of the ‘stolen’ song that could be the next Stranger Things hit
- “I don’t set out to be the one everyone looks at. But when people are watching me, the others can get on with playing, away from the pressure”: Remembering Kansas’ Robby Steinhardt, one of the most important Americans in prog
- Steve Miller Band cancel all upcoming shows, citing "extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires"
- Perry Farrell sues Jane's Addiction bandmates hours after they sued him, claims he's victim of a "years-long bullying campaign"
- "This album's really good, why wouldn't we do another one?": Reunited Alice Cooper Band release new single Up All Night
July 16
- “The band can no longer function as a result of the defendant’s conduct." Perry Farrell's Jane's Addiction bandmates are suing him for assault, battery, the intentional infliction of emotional distress, and more
- "My main influences? Love, anger, depression and Led Zeppelin": Watch the trailer for the new documentary It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
- Six years after their first shows, Robert Plant's Saving Grace finally announce debut album
- What is the metal song in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer? The TV show has championed another pioneering rock band
- "I would give my left arse cheek to be on a soundtrack for a movie like Resident Evil": Bury Tomorrow's Dani Winter-Bates picks the 10 songs that changed his life
- Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
- Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour
- “A leopard doesn’t change its spots. There’s going to be certain levels of diva‑ness. It might be nice if there wasn’t, but there is”: Why Yes decided, after some doubts, to make Heaven & Earth
- "I cracked my skull and was in the hospital. And nobody called me": How America's most dysfunctional band grew to hate each other but learned to love again
- Peter Frampton does it again: More dates added to Let’s Do It Again! tour
- “No debate, no coaxing, no schmoozing, nothing – I put music on the page and they play it. Don’t tell Sting!” Stewart Copeland on making music after The Police, being outdone by Pink Floyd, Curved Air, Neil Peart and life in his 70s
- There's a horn-throwing Rob Halford action figure on the market and only 164 shopping days until Christmas
July 15
- "My ambition is always to try to make the perfect album. I haven’t yet, but I’m still trying!” Jacob Holm-Lupo tells the story of Norwegian proggers White Willow
- "Adheres largely to the blueprint of its warmly received predecessor." Alan Parsons' From The New World
- Say hello to the bright and breezy Gadhouse Brad Retro MKII turntable
- “Great to have a chance to work with my old friend on something from our youth." Genesis confirm September release date for The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary box
- Missing Black Sabbath? Here are 10 bands that will fill the Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
- “Is it really a three-bagpipe and mudguard version of a Swedish cycling song?” Anthony Phillips infuses nimble guitar work with surreal intros on Radio Clyde 1978
- Big Big Train reveal special warm-up show ahead of Cruise To The Edge 2026
- “Pink Floyd was bigger than a band. It was more like church. They played A Momentary Lapse Of Reason in its entirety and I thought, ‘I want to be around this all the time’”: Why Billy Howerdel is glad he copied David Gilmour badly
- "We are all fifteen-year-old boys. The fart jokes were rampant": Lzzy Hale reflects on touring with Skid Row
- “He told me how hard it is to live up to that innovation, year after year, tour after tour’: Former Live guitarist Chad Taylor has no regrets about meeting his hero Steve Howe
- "Appropriate dress is encouraged for this very special evening at the theatre": Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows
- The Renaissance Man: Ginger Wildheart albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
- "When he did the four-tom fill that he was famous for, I almost fainted twice": Masters Of Reality's Chris Goss on Ginger Baker, David Bowie and the aggression of Rick Rubin
July 14
- "This is not just a fundraiser. It's a refusal to look away." Paul Weller and members of The Clash, The Specials, Primal Scream, Madness and more to DJ at special Artists For Gaza event
- "It came down like a guillotine!" That time an angry Britpop icon nearly accidentally killed one of heavy metal's most-famous superstars on a live British TV show
- "Thank you for a lifetime of beauty, horror, love, power, happiness, melancholy." Soundgarden salute the "majestic brilliance" of Black Sabbath, and say they were "super bummed" at not being able to play the band's Back To The Beginning show
- “We’re starting to turn down gigs, which isn’t something we’ve ever been able to do before." How Mystery came of age with Lies & Butterflies
- Steven Wilson to release 10th anniversary coloured vinyl double vinyl edition of Hand. Cannot. Erase.
- 22 of the best Prime Day deals for music fans are still going strong - grab them before they're gone
- Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 14, 2025
- Saga singer Michael Sadler offers new update on his health
- Did David Bowie really have a hand in NINE classic albums in a three year period? Yes, he did.
- "Lenny has that cool attitude, swagger, and vibe; just not for the entire album": Filler rears its head on Lenny Kravitz's breakthrough collection Are You Gonna Go My Way
- “Hundreds of couples have used The Winter Long as their wedding music. It’s been a wonderful ride”: Strawbs’ Dave Cousins and The Magic Of It All
- Guitar stolen from the Rolling Stones in 1972 finally turns up – at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
- "I know there’s gotta be at least another Aerosmith gig." Joe Perry reveals band have been talking about a proper farewell
- "They’re clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now." Tom Morello on Kneecap
July 13
- "One of those shows that you will be thinking about for the rest of your life": Tedeschi Trucks Band announce live album of historic Mad Dogs & Englishmen show
- Strawbs founder, singer and guitarist Dave Cousins has died, aged 85
- All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
- "Maybe we'll say hi to each other and take selfies a few more times..." Saga singer Michael Sadler reveals terminal cancer status
- The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other
- “Tender and free-flowing… a potent, spontaneous moment in his career”: Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row, expanded to 4 discs
- 10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record
- United States military used Metallica's Enter Sandman without permission in now deleted video promoting war drones
July 12
- “Jeff is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform”: Jeff Lynne’s ELO cancel last ever show
- “I understand people who say: ‘There is no Queen without Freddie.’ Because that’s what we felt following his death”: The epic story behind Queen’s triumphant comeback with Adam Lambert
- “Solitary confinement marks you. It tortures your soul. You’re living day-by-day in fear and uncertainty”: This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band
- Ex-Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes says his new solo album may be his last: “If I’ve got something else to say, then I’ll let you know, but I don’t know if I will have”
- “She left music behind – but music kept trying to find her”: What Judy Dyble did for Fairport Convention, Robert Fripp, and me
- “She wanted to go and live in Hackney and be with the common people”: the pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.
July 11
- The 11 new metal songs you need to hear right now
- Nikki Sixx reveals why Motley Crue didn’t play Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig: “We have been having health issues within the band”
- Excellent new proggy sounds from Ihlo, Our Oceans, Discipline, and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
- "Carts before horses. Getting excited is somewhat premature." King Crimson manager urges caution over new studio album rumours
- “If any weird vibes existed between us, it would have been when we were much younger”: These two Swedish hard rock icons sang in the same band at different times – but would they work together?
- This deal on Permission To Land… Again by The Darkness is really Growing On Me - save up to 31% on this 5LP modern rock classic
- You Can't Always Get What You Want - but if you're quick, you can get 50% off this massive Rolling Stones box set
- “The album sounds incredible. A masterpiece, even though I say so myself!”: Black Sabbath are over – this is what the four members are doing next
- Quick! Save up to 25% on the 5-star Sony PS-LX310BT before Amazon pulls down the shutters on Prime Day
- "One of my favourite Lamb songs..." Steve Hackett shares dynamic new live clip of Genesis's Lilywhite Lilith
- Bring Me The Horizon have just surprise-released a new album
- Hot off announcing long-awaited new album Private Music, Deftones confirm 2026 European tour dates with Denzel Curry and Drug Church
- "It was a huge honour to be cast in this film:" Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan to appear in upcoming Hollywood movie
- Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi issues update on long-awaited solo album: “I’m trying to finish off what I started”
- “I remember the urge to sing when I was out in nature. Soft, beautiful summers and dark, harsh winters. You find that in my music”: Eivør can’t escape the Faroe Islands’ influence, and doesn’t want to
- "The anxieties that Axl Rose generated were crushing him": Why Izzy Stradlin was the rock'n'roll heart of Guns N' Roses
- Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with chimpanzees
- "It's still a hodge-podge... largely redundant": Jethro Tull's expanded Still Living In The Past fails to produce much magic from the vaults
- "Honestly, I was almost in tears": Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel second-to-last concert ever, minutes before showtime
- "This song is written for all the families torn apart by the recent immigrant purges and kidnappings": Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America
- Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour back to North America
July 10
- Deftones announce new album Private Music: Listen to the new single My Mind Is A Mountain now
- Embrace your dark side and take command of the Lego Star Wars Star Destroyer with up to 30% off this Prime Day
- “I could have ruined metal”: The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets
- My wardrobe is stuffed full of band t-shirts, but with 20% off at Amazon this Prime Day, I can't resist adding more to the collection
- “Jim would come in too drunk to sing decently. Sometimes it was a phrase at a time”: The tortured story of The Doors’ Waiting For The Sun, the album that set Jim Morrison on the path to destruction
- “If I’d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn’t be Ozzy”: Ozzy Osbourne to release new memoir Last Rites, centred around his recent health struggles
- “They wouldn’t bat an eyelid at Wagner, who believed the church was linked to the downfall of civilisation. But metal is ‘wrong’?”: The metal band who made history by playing one of England’s biggest cathedrals – despite accusations of ‘blasphemy’
- "All he asked for was a six-pack of beer. He was awesome!" How Derek Shulman got Jethro Tull playing with Men Without Hats
- How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- Amazon's Prime Day vinyl and CD sale includes classics that should be in every rock and metal fan's collection – save up to 46%
- This iconic guitar appeared on the cover of one of the most successful albums ever – but what’s the story behind it?
- Eivør signs new deal with Nuclear Blast Records and announces European tour
- “Everything blew up. ‘What do you mean you’re leaving?!’ ‘I’m not!’”: Rob Halford insists he didn’t quit Judas Priest in the 1990s
- The Nine Inch Nails lyric that made Zeal & Ardor’s Manuel Gagneux quit his job: “I think Trent Reznor did a lot for the job market that year!”
- Tony Iommi compared Bill Ward to a Lord Of The Rings monster at Black Sabbath’s epic farewell gig: “You look like Gollum!”
- The Uriah Heep albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
- "The Queen Mother asked us to play something on the Moog. She was really cute": PFM on brushes with royalty, spaghetti with Aerosmith, and how to annoy America
- “Robert Fripp said he wanted to revolutionise rock’n’roll with us. I wasn’t sure, given what I’d just heard. But they were about to throw us out the squat”: The League Of Gentlemen led to Beat-era King Crimson
- Rejoice! King Crimson are currently recording their first album in more than two decades
July 9
- "We're in our seventies and late seventies, so you can only do so much": Tony Iommi reveals the songs Black Sabbath rehearsed but didn't play at Back To The Beginning
- One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
- You shall not pass... up on this Prime Day Lego Lord Of The Rings deal - 15% off the towering Barad-dûr set
- 30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
- I’d love to own this insane $499 ultrasonic vinyl record cleaner, but for now these are the sub-$20 vinyl care kits I’m considering in Amazon’s Prime Day sale
- Merlin's beard! Save a wand-waving 24% and rebuild Hogwarts with this magical Prime Day Lego Harry Potter deal
- Stay on target! Recreate the iconic Death Star trench run with 29% off the Lego Star Wars TIE Fighter & X-Wing set
- "He said, ‘If you play it backwards, Satan will haunt you!’" How Volbeat's Michael Poulsen went from occult-loving teenage guitar thief to leader of Denmark’s biggest metal band
- David Crosby was not happy about being followed by Judas Priest at Live Aid: “Some heavy metal garbage”
- Sabbra Cadabra! Celebrate Ozzy and co's triumphant final show with up to 20% off a whole pile of Black Sabbath merch this Prime Day
- Ghost’s Tobias Forge originally planned to sing a Black Sabbath deep cut at the Back To The Beginning gig: “I was, like, ‘Can I do this?’ ‘No!’”
- Members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Anthrax set to join the Osbournes at Comic-Con Midlands this weekend
- "I said, what are you talking about? Just step over Keith Richards?!" The cult of Keef: guitar hero, blues scholar, rebel, survivor, self-parody, genius
- "Ozzy stood up, produced a Zippo lighter from his back pocket, and set Bill Ward's beard on fire": A personal insight into the chaotic, beautiful mind of Ozzy Osbourne
- “Asked if Going For The One was about God, spirituality or the oneness of all people, he said no – it was about putting a tenner on a horse race. You’re almost better off not knowing that!” Steve Hogarth on his hero Jon Anderson
- Founding Monster Magnet drummer/bassist Tim Cronin dead at 63
July 8
- "We raised a ton of money for a great cause": Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show expected to raise millions for charity
- "Women get angry and we are expected to contain our rage but I allowed myself to go there." Irish alt. rockers NewDad share new single Roobosh, announce new album Altar
- Crown Lands announce new record deal with InsideOut Music
- "The music we are making at this moment has timeless teeth, muscle, bone and hair": Heart add another string of dates to 2025 schedule
- "I am Spartacus." Former Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters risks prosecution, and a potential 14 year jail term, by voicing his support for Palestine Action, now proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK
- The hype, buzz and fanfare may be quieter on album two, but Moisturizer is proof that Wet Leg haven't lost their spark, charm or quirkiness, still don't care what you think
- Who needs Prime Day when Marshall's epic summer sale has up big savings on portable speakers, AirPod rivals and more?
- “I had a terrible habit of playing bits of songs by other people”: The Pink Floyd classic that Roger Waters was worried David Gilmour had stolen from someone else
- “The perfect fusion of metal on metal”: You can now buy an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint
- Paramount+ just crashed the Prime Day party with huge savings on US and UK subscription plans
- Prime Day just knocked 15% off one of rock’s most essential live recordings - get the Pink Floyd At Pompeii double LP for less
- "David Bowie saw something in Trent Reznor." What it was really like on Nine Inch Nails' infamous Self Destruct tour in the 90s
- Metal Hammer Italy launches first issue with Iron Maiden on the cover
- Green Carnation announce trilogy of albums with brand new video for In Your Paradise
- Win a Night Demon Curse Of The Damned ultimate box set
- It turns out you can put a price on hearing health when earplugs are this cheap - save 20% on one of Louder's go-to pairs this Prime Day
- Watch Spiritbox bust out one of their heaviest songs as they make American TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- "It's about seeking infinite possibilities and walking a path no one has travelled before." How Babymetal are embracing the future of metal on new album Metal Forth
- Money for nothing! Save 15% on Dire Straits’ bumper 40th anniversary vinyl box set with this epic Prime Day deal
- Amazon just turned up the heat on Turnstile summer with 24% off the purple vinyl edition of Never Enough – an album we called “hardcore’s answer to Nevermind”
- “Some synth timbres sound a little dated; but hymnal qualities and exquisite melancholy are still to die for”: Greg Lake Live returns from 2005
- “We’d smoke a little dope then wander round Heathrow Airport at night. All these hums, knocks, and noises coming from behind locked doors – the whole airport was a musical instrument”: Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s prog credentials
- Founding Angel Witch bassist Kevin Riddles dead at 68
- "The best day of music we have ever been a part of": The musicians who played Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show pay tribute to Ozzy & Co
- “I’ve gotten in trouble because my background is so varied. ‘Are you a jazz guy? Are you a rock guy?’ I get it – If I buy cornflakes I want cornflakes”: How Chester Thompson and Neal Morse formed Cosmic Cathedral
- "I was just lying in bed, and my wife came in and said I was blue": Shuyler Jansen on near-death experience, broken ribs and Elton John's piano
- Every album by The Who ranked from worst to best
July 7
- “Bill’s brother used to be in a gang, and he was like the knife man. Bill suggested we write a song about him”: The stories behind the three most obscure Black Sabbath covers played at the Back The Beginning gig
- "Sometimes you’ve got to shake up expectations." Idlewild announce first new album in six years: listen to anthemic first single Stay Out Of Place
- 9 moments that made me cheer, laugh, despair and cry like a baby at Black Sabbath's epic Back To The Beginning show
- "Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime." Matt Cameron announces exit from Pearl Jam after 27 years
- If you were wondering why Dave Grohl didn't make an appearance at Black Sabbath's final gig in Birmingham, it's because he was watching Kneecap and Fontaines D.C. play in London instead
- “As you can see, I wasn’t ‘booed off stage’”: Disturbed’s David Draiman responds to being booed at Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
- "It’s hard to believe this is a man who cheated death not so long ago when he sounds this good." King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
- Rick Wakeman postpones upcoming US tour to have surgery
- Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 7, 2025
- Former Pallas singers to unite on stage at Scottish prog festival
- “Did the ending seem a bit cold to anyone?”: This is what really happened at the end of Black Sabbath’s farewell show
- "Shirley Manson sings like a pissed-off angel and has attitude to spare": Garbage's classic electro-grunge-goth-pop debut, revisited
- “We knew the album would stick out like a sore thumb and we’d have to show real tenacity. But if it wasn’t for Pull Me Under there’s a strong chance we wouldn’t be having this conversation”: When Dream Theater beat the odds with Images And Words
- Aldo Nova suffers severe injury after fall
July 6
- "Plant is a walking treasury of tales that stretch way back before Led Zeppelin": Paul Weller shares new single featuring vocals from Robert Plant
- Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson got engaged at Black Sabbath's final show and Ozzy's reaction was priceless
- Watch Jack Black video for cover of Ozzy Osbourne classic Mr. Crowley
- "It's not until Ozzy's actually there, thanking fans and getting tearful, that it sinks in." Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
- Oasis smash Cardiff with an all-killer, no-filler reunion set - but what a disappointing crowd
- “Their heyday is gone but their importance has grown – this is a reminder of what an inspirational band they were”: Horslips At The BBC
- “We were so raw and fresh, we didn’t know anything”: the story of Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes, the record that introduced the biggest band of the 21st century to the world
- "Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world": Lamb Of God release studio cover of Sabbath classic Children Of The Grave
July 5
- "Without Sabbath, there would be no Metallica. Thank you boys for giving us a purpose in life." Metallica pay onstage tribute to Black Sabbath as the Godfathers of Metal return to their hometown to play their last show ever
- Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show
- This Is Spinal Tap director insists Stonehenge scene was not inspired by Black Sabbath's stage prop blunder
- Watch Ozzy Osbourne's good friend Yungblud absolutely nail a cover of Black Sabbath's Changes with a one-off supergroup featuring members of Sleep Token, Extreme and Anthrax, at Sabbath's last ever show
- It's not all about Oasis, you know: here’s 10 forgotten Britpop bands worth a revisit
July 4
- "Was it worth the £4000 you paid for a ticket?" Oasis just played their first show since 2009. See the setlist and watch footage of Liam and Noel Gallagher's reunited band rocking Cardiff's Principality Stadium on the opening night of their Live 25 tour
- Are you ready for "the greatest day in the history of heavy metal"? Black Sabbath share new photo featuring some of the metal legends set to honour them at their farewell show in Birmingham
- Cool new prog you must hear from Auri, L.O.E., Gaupa and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
- The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
- "Thank you for your magic, Diogo." Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant pays tribute to Liverpool and Portugal footballer Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on July 3, aged 28
- Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show, Back To The Beginning, including who's playing, where you can watch it and more
- Stacked bills, short sets and stumbling singers: Slayer's first UK gig in six years wasn't perfect, but their set was
- "One of the scariest songs I ever heard." Slipknot's Corey Taylor pays tribute to Black Sabbath, reveals the song he listens to so he can "go some place mentally."
- "A reintroduction to the artist as his truest self." Kae Tempest's fifth album Self Titled cements his status as one of the most essential voices in UK music
- "This is totally different from anything else we've done. This is nerve-racking." Tony Iommi explains why Black Sabbath are "all nervous" ahead of final show
- “Many of these workouts sound amazingly contemporary; the mixing and matching of old and new is exemplary”: Tangerine Dream’s From Virgin To Quantum Years: Coventry Cathedral 22
- "Is this Ozzy's last show? One thousand per cent": Sharon Osbourne on Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning all-star blowout
- "A classic that deserves better treatment": The Sisters Of Mercy's First And Last And Always gets a gimmicky 40th birthday makeover
- Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best
- "The last thing I remember, I was playing at a topless bar and had a Volkswagen bus and a hundred bucks": What former Heartbreaker Stan Lynch did next
- “A lot of metalheads wind up finding prog – but it’s in a lot of their favourite bands already”: Progressive metal has never been healthier, and here’s why
July 3
- "I thought, 'When I can play that, I'll finally admit I'm a good guitarist.'" Watch Sophie Lloyd pick out her five favourite guitar solos of all time
- "Korn got ripped off a lot." Shavo Odadjian on nu metal vs deathcore, weird lyrics and whether a new System Of A Down album can live up to their legacy
- A Mass by Van der Graaf Generator co-founder Judge Smith to be premiered 50 years after it was written
- 4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
- From hardcore to hard rock to the nation’s favourite balladeers: The Goo Goo Dolls albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
- "There was something about the way he carried himself. He quite clearly was going to shine": The early years of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell
- “There was an ambulance waiting for Ozzy. Sharon says, ‘He bit into a bat’”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
- “The intoxicating beauty remains 20 years on, reinforcing the notion that her softly charismatic voice can enchant in any era”: Judy Dyble’s Darkness To Light – The Recordings 2004-2006
- Dead Daisies: John Corabi on singing BB King, band lineup changes, and those "billionaire's hobby" jibes
- "It's marketing. It's trolling. Is that wrong?" Fake spokesman for that fake band you've been reading about admits they're fake
July 2
- "We thought it was going to be a disaster." Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Queen's now-legendary performance at Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury
- "You want a smack in the face in the beginning." How Ghost Of Perdition went from a concept about Satanism to the defining Opeth anthem
- "Over the years, we’ve had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak." Foo Fighters celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of new single, Today's Song
- Snowman romances and dancing with Oppenheimer: these are the 10 best Kate Bush deep cuts
- Supertramp's Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis? to get 50th anniversary reissues
- "Best song of the night." Liam Gallagher reacts to footage of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong kicking a fan offstage for playing Oasis anthem Wonderwall instead of Green Day's Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
- Celebrate Black Sabbath going Back To The Beginning by grabbing this exclusive Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt
- Why is everyone talking about Bob Vylan? Glastonbury festival's biggest controversy explained
- BEAT share live clip of Neal And Jack And Me as they announce new live release
- Watch Judas Priest pay tribute to fellow Brummie icons Black Sabbath with thunderous War Pigs cover
- Marshall turn up the volume on the portable speaker market with the all-new Middleton II
- “I remember being physically frightened”: Tom Morello looks back on the first time he heard Black Sabbath
- From Black Sabbath to Napalm Death: these are the 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham
- "We're one of the only bands where the original members are still alive and speaking with one another": The final Black Sabbath interview
- "I really have beat the odds here. It's very surreal": Meet Ally Venable, the young blueser who's gone from being bullied at school to playing with Buddy Guy
- “It was only after Woolly killed himself that it seemed an opportune moment to make a last statement, if you like”: Barclay James Harvest probably wouldn’t have made North if co-founder Wolstenholme hadn’t died
- "This collaboration is a testament to Ozzy’s impact on the gothic and alternative communities": Ozzy Osbourne launches range of beauty products
July 1
- “At one point, he held up an inflatable doll with an erection, dressed like a bee." From orgasmic laugh yoga to shamanic drumming for Mother Earth, here’s what really happens at Glastonbury Festival beyond the music
- Here are five brilliant sets from Glastonbury this year that you probably haven't heard about
- The ‘popularity’ of an AI-generated rock band was inevitable – and it highlights a depressing fact about success in the music streaming age
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